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Your browser is: Chrome 55.0.2883.91. This browser is out of date so some features on this site might break. Try a different browser or update this browser. Learn more. ✕ Skip to contentBloomberg Subscribe OpinionMatthew Brooker We Don’t Need No (British) Education in ChinaBeijing’s new curriculum requirements sit uncomfortably with the concept of a Western liberal school system, leaving the sector’s future looking bleak. Communist values.Photographer: Chan Long Hei/BloombergBy Matthew Brooker +Follow 2022年5月24日 GMT+8 上午6:00 These aren’t great days to be in the international school business in China. Teachers are leaving, and getting visas for replacements is difficult. Those that remain are contending not only with the threat or actuality of Covid lockdowns, but with increased scrutiny amid an atmosphere of tightened regulation and rising nationalism. After a decade of explosive growth, it’s difficult to be optimistic about the outlook. Harrow Beijing being forced to drop the British name of its bilingual school is just the latest sign of the cooling climate for foreign education providers. That branding is an essential part of the value proposition for Chinese parents looking to set their children on track for admission to prestigious overseas universities. The 450-year-old Harrow is among the most famous of British schools, having educated seven U.K. prime ministers including the most celebrated of all, Winston Churchill (albeit he was reputedly a bad student while there). Lide, the bilingual school’s new name, doesn’t have quite the same resonance. Terms of Service Do Not Sell My Info (California)Trademarks Privacy Policy©2022 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved Careers Made in NYC Advertise Ad Choices Help